I am the Cypres Family Distinguished Professor in Legal Studies at Hofstra University's Frank G. Zarb School of Business where I teach a range of undergraduate and graduate legal studies courses. I hold a Juris Doctor degree and am a member of the New York State Bar since 1984. My past academic postings have included positions as academic dean, division dean, program director and tenured full professor in private and public academic institutions prior to my current academic posting.

Most of my published work through traditional publishers is in the area of non-fiction, including eight law-related textbooks on business law, the legal environment of business, and immigration law among others. Although I am best known for my writing on the law, poetry and fiction have been an important part of my life from my early teens through today, and I have published several short fiction collections, two books of poetry and recently my first novel as an indie author.